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Children's Experiences of Day Nursery Playing 2012
The data comprise transcribed interviews of seven pre-school aged children and their drawings. The interviews were conducted in a day nursery located in the Pirkanmaa region. The interviews charted what the children liked and disliked about their day nursery, what kind of games they played and with whom, why they played with certain children, and whether bullying occurred in...
Day Nursery Children 2009: Interviews
The qualitative dataset comprises the interviews of four pairs of siblings, aged 4-6 years. The interviews were conducted at day nurseries and altogether eight children were interviewed. As a stimulus, the researcher asked the children to draw a game they played at the nursery. The main themes of the interviews were playing, support, asking for help and disputes among...
Day Care Services for Children, 1990
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to look at day care services for children in order to find out: the pattern of use of day care services by parents for their children; satisfaction with the facilities and preferences for alternative arrangements.Main Topics:A. Pre-school children
Pattern of use of services;...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 10, Sweep 3, 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is an instrument aimed at collecting timely and comparable cross-sectional and longitudinal multidimensional microdata on income, poverty and social exclusion. It is the European Union (EU) reference source for comparative statistics...
Child Development Research Unit Longitudinal Study: Composite File Including Ages One, Four, Seven, Eleven and Sixteen, 1958-1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this longitudinal survey study was to investigate parent/child relationships in developmental sequence in order to understand the process of child-rearing as it happens in a fairly typical English urban community. To achieve a detailed picture of the child's behaviour in the home and its...
People's Activities and Use of Time, 1974-1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to provide information on people's daily activities for use in planning broadcasting services. As a detailed study of time use in Britain, however, it may prove of use in social, environmental and leisure studies, marketing problems, and many aspects of local and national...
Poverty in the United Kingdom: A Survey of Household Resources and Standards of Living, 1967-1969
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a quantitative data collection. This study aimed to collect comprehensive information on all forms of resources (including income and assets) and indicative information on deprivation and style of living in order to define and measure poverty among a representative sample of the population of the...
Childhood Friendships in 20th Century Finland 2018-2019
This dataset consists of 65 texts written on Finnish childhood memories of friendship from the 20th Century. Data collection was organised by the Finnish Literature Society and researcher Antti Malinen. In the writing guidelines, the participants were asked to write about their own childhood, concentrating on themes such as the meaning of friends and what they discussed or...
Girls into Science and Technology: Initial Survey, 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.GIST is an Action Research project aiming to improve girls' participation in scientific and technological studies at school when these become optional. The initial survey was conducted with 2065 first year children in ten co-educational comprehensive schools in Greater Manchester. Eight of these were...
Small Fortunes : National Survey of the Lifestyles and Living Standards of Children, 1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Small Fortunes Survey is the first ever nationally representative survey of the lifestyles and living standards of British children. Taking the child as the unit of analysis, its main aims were :
to establish household expenditure on children and to investigate variation by income, age and gender of...
National Survey for Wales, 2014-2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Welsh Government's National Survey for Wales covers a random sample of 12,000 adults a year (aged 16+) living in private households across Wales. The survey provides representative, reliable and up-to-date information about the people of Wales down to local authority level.The survey began in 2012. In...
British Children's Play Survey, 2020
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The British Children's Play Survey was conducted in April 2020 with 1,919 parents living in Britain who had a child aged 5 to 11 years. The sample were approximately nationally representative and the data were weighted to the national profile of all adults aged 18+, including those without internet...
Understanding Educational Dynamics in Indonesia: A Multifaceted Inquiry into Teaching and Learning Processes, 2021-2022
This dataset reflects the dynamics of teaching and learning processes by employing a comprehensive data collection approach. The research, conducted from March 2021 to August 2022, primarily aims to explore various facets of educational experiences, focusing on students, teachers, and educational volunteers in Solo, Indonesia.
Data was gathered through a combination of...
Enhancing Educational Resilience and Sustainability in Hoa Binh, Vietnam, 2020-2022
This dataset contains results from a series of workshops and surveys conducted in Hoa Binh, Vietnam, as part of the ACES project. The study, spanning from September 2020 to May 2022, aimed to explore the implementation of a community-centred educational model, focusing on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and educational resilience.
The data collection process involved...
Sixth Graders' Views on Play, School and Hobbies 2008
The study investigated the views of Finnish sixth graders in primary education on play, school, hobbies and leisure time. First, the respondents were asked questions relating to play. These covered whether they thought all children have the right to play, whether all children have the right to play according to the law, the school grade on which children stop playing,...
Banbury Activity/Travel Survey, 1976
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to create a database of seven day household activity diaries on which to base models of travel decision making.Main Topics:Variables
For each household: details of household structure.
For every household member: personal details (age, sex, employment, etc.)
A diary giving...
Pre-School Education and the Family : Relative Responsibilities of Local Authority Departments, 1974-1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine the relative contributions of various professional and voluntary groups to an integrated pattern of pre-school education in one Regional Authority.Main Topics:Variables
Q1:pre-school groups
Information was elicited on the number of groups for pre-school children in the area, their organisation...
Hospitalised Children in Swansea, 1972
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to investigate cultural factors often thought to be associated with social classes, leading to differences of attitude and belief and to variation in behaviour with regard to patterns of child rearing, and, more specifically, to investigate the proposal that working class parents...
Children's Difficulties on Starting Infant School, 1975 and 1977
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to provide descriptive information on the nature and extent of children's difficulties on starting infant school (1975), and the extent to which these difficulties were affected by factors concerned with the organisation of the school intake, such as the age at which children...
General Analysis of Longitudinal Data on the Psychological Development of 0-18 Year Olds, 1951-1954; Initial Survey at Age Five
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of stability and change in abilities and personality in individuals and sub-groups. To examine the effects of sex and social class differences on development trends of these cognitive abilities and personality growth.
(Questionnaires were also...
Survey of Sugar Intake among Children in Scotland, 2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Survey of Sugar Intake among Children in Scotland, 2006 was commissioned by the Food Standards Agency Scotland in 2005 to provide robust information on the diet of Scottish children, with a particular focus on the intake of non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) and sugar-containing foods. It was also...
Health Survey for England, 2008
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Health Survey for England (HSE) is a series of surveys designed to monitor trends in the nation's health. It was commissioned by NHS Digital and carried out by the Joint Health Surveys Unit of the National Centre for Social Research and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at...
Middle Classes and the Future of London, 1998-2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The broad aim of the research is to investigate the social and economic consequences of the middle class settlement of inner London in recent decades in order to assess whether there are variations between different areas. A subsidiary aim will be to investigate the relationships between the middle class...
Pre-School Children and the Need for Day Care Survey, 1974
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The prupose of this survey was to assess the extent of use and need for day care among pre-school childrenMain Topics:Variables
Age, social class and status.
Measurement scales
Children's behaviour; maternal depression and anxiety; need for day care.
Some questions were derived from M. Richman and P....
Young People's Leisure and Lifestyles in Modern Scotland, 1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.An examination of the leisure lives and general lifestyles of adolescents. A continuing longitudinal study is planned with further cross-sectional surveys in 1989 and 1991. Survey work is complemented by qualitative data (not currently included in this dataset) derived from a national interview panel...
Children Creating Kinship, 2004-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Children Creating Kinship, 2004-2006 explores how children create kinship in their everyday lives. The aim of the study was to examine the range of relationships which matter to children and ask how children experience, shape and give meaning to these relationships.
Relationships with parents and...
Family Life and Work Experience Before 1918, 1870-1973
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study is available via the UK Data Service QualiBank, an online tool for browsing, searching and citing the content of selected qualitative data collections held at the UK Data Service.
This qualitative data collection comprises 453 life-story interviews originally collected as part of the study The...
Study of Activities and Time Use, 1983
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.All persons aged 14 or over in a national sample of 2000 households were invited to complete diaries giving details of their activities over 7 days.
Girls into Science and Technology (GIST); Panel Study, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.GIST is an Action Research project aiming to improve girls' participation in scientific and technological studies at school when these become optional. The initial survey was conducted with 2065 first year children in ten co-educational comprehensive schools in Greater Manchester. Eight of these were...